Generally, relationships across age groups, physical ability, class, or race have the same amount of anxiety in the initial stages.

According to the Impact / Society box, “Elements of Mass Communication,” which of the following can change a message after it has been sent?

a. sender b. channel c. medium d. noise

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The quality of the equipment is more important than the skill of the journalist. 2. Stick microphones are the least obtrusive microphone type. 3. Audio recorders have gotten smaller as technology has progressed. 4. Audio content posted to the Internet should be captured using expensive professional equipment. 5. Built-in microphones on cameras typically have the same poor quality as those built in to audio recorders.